Oct2020
Chosen by God
by Pastor Matthew Bishop
‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit’ (John 15:16a).
Oct2020
God’s saving advice
by Pastor Matthew Bishop
‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down’ (Luke 13:8–9).
Oct2020
The fig grower’s gift
by Pastor Matthew Bishop
‘I will bring my people Israel back from exile … They will make gardens and eat their fruit’ (Amos 9:14).
Oct2020
The tender love of Jesus
by Pastor Matthew Bishop
‘… Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me’ (Song of Solomon 2:13).
Oct2020
Stinky fruit
by Pastor Matthew Bishop
‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance’ (Matthew 21:38).
Oct2020